I believe in tolerance, kindness, equality, trust, and forgiveness. I am intelligent, open, kind, and quiet - even online. I like to make people happy.

I am passionate about everything mysterious and unknown - I love to study and learn about physics because in learning about physics I am learning about everything, on the most fundamental level. I live for that feeling of wonder that the world, in all its strangeness and beauty, can often inspire.

I'm a little insecure about making a profile like this in the first place - I don't really know what to say, and online communication is not my forte. However, I really would like to have this chance to get to know you and make new friends, and if I missed something feel free to ask me questions!

What I’m doing with my life

Right now I am pursuing a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics at Coe College, with an added emphasis in chemistry and computer science. If I could, though, I would have about a dozen majors, including music, theatre, psychology, and sociology. I am involved with many activities, including theatre (and technical theatre), choir, environmental club, and physics and chem club. I am currently studying abroad at IYTE near Izmir, Turkey.

After college I plan to take a year off and find a job in physics - take a break, get some work experience, and pay off some of my student loans. I'll also be looking at grad schools, and the year after I plan to attend to earn a Doctorate in theoretical physics and become a full time researcher or theoretician in quantum physics and/ or astrophysics.

I’m really good at

- I am an avid reader.- I greatly enjoy singing and acting, and have a lot of experience in both.- I am very good at listening.- I enjoy problem-solving, in almost any form.- I don't cook a lot, but I am very good at cooking the things that I do cook.- I am good at gaming, particularly as regards d&d and LARPing.- I am very good at focusing on one thing, though it is sometimes at the expense of other things I should be spending my time on.

The first things people usually notice about me

That I appear very quiet and reserved.That I am intelligent, calm, and passionate.

Books: Lord of the Rings, Young Wizards, His Dark Materials, Time-Traveler's Wife, Ender's Game, War for the Oaks, Sabriel, the first four Wheel of Time, The Gunslinger, House of Leaves, Sabriel, Fire Bringer, A Tale of Two Cities, Jonathon Strange and Mr Norell, anything by Neil Gaimon (American Gods, Anasazi Boys, etc), The Giver, The Codex Alera, and The Dark is Rising, to name just a few -

Music: A lot, spread across most genres, with the general exceptions of country and rap. I enjoy indie and alternative rock the most, though folk music could probably give them a run for their money. Ani Difranco, Regina Spektor, Ingrid Michaelson, Bob Dylan, Deathcab for Cutie, Decemberists, Evanescence, Goo Goo Dolls, Blink 182, Sigur Ros, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles, the New Pornographers, Ministry of Magic, the Weakerthans, Mumford and Sons, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and much more.

I am not actually bisexual. The closest I can describe my orientation is asexual, panromantic, and polyamorous. Take your normal, monogamous relationship; take out the sex, but keep the trust and companionship and intimacy, physical and emotional - that is basically the relationship I would like to have with almost all the people I call "friend". This is extremely difficult and isolating, because nobody else I know feels the same way, and I am bad at communicating this sort of thing in the first place.

This does not necessarily mean I would not have sex with a partner, or would not enter a monogamous relationship - it just means there would have to be a strong emotional relationship first.

You should message me if

1) You enjoy science, particularly physics2) You are looking for intelligent conversation, on topics ranging from science to fiction to feminism to social justice and more3) You think you'd enjoy talking with me4) I intrigue you, or you have any questions for me